Chapter 1059:

He had a hard time imagining anyone but Linsey having the nerve to throw out a remark like that about Cruz.

“Linsey, Dad…” Jeffery said, ready to speak up for Cruz.

But before he could get another word out, Cruz cut in. “You’re right,” he said, his voice calm and clear, catching everyone off guard.

For a moment, no one moved. No one spoke. They were stunned that Cruz, of all people, had actually sided with Linsey.

Her comment had been a direct jab at his dependability.

Not many fathers would quietly endure such direct criticism from their own child.

he surprised everyone by continuing, “Linsey, maybe

drawing in a slow breath. Years of regret softened the lines on his face. “Four years ago, when Myla and I first learned the truth about you and Carol, Myla fought with everything she had to bring you home. But me?

nothing, her mind drifting

familiar features that

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more than a name she recognized. From the start, he had never been anything more than a distant figure, someone she happened

once felt the kind of bond other

Cruz speak to her so openly now caught her completely off guard. She

that were beyond cruel.” As Cruz mentioned Carol, a storm of guilt and anger twisted across his face. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re our daughter or not. What matters

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you runs deep. We know that. If you decide you can’t forgive us, if you choose to keep your distance from this family, we’ll respect it

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